The Sneaker Savant

@snkrinvestor hit me with an interesting story yesterday. If y’all aren’t familiar with him, he likes to speculate on physical pairs of sneakers by purchasing them and waiting 12-18 months to sell. I don’t know if I have the stomach to do what he does, but it seems it’s something he’s figured out and it’s interesting to watch the wins and losses. Several months ago he posted a poll - what was the better investment - a pair of Reverse Skunks or a pair of Off-White Chicago 1’s. From what I remember, the Skunks barely won out...I’m not positive though. I remember voting for the Reverse Skunks for 2 reasons - far more limited and they seem to age a lot better. I also thought he was going to have a hell of a time finding a pair, considering there are only ‘420’ pairs in existence.

After the poll, he put a bunch of bids out on @stockx for Reverse Skunks in various sizes so he could get his hands on a pair. Since then, he’s only had ONE accepted and they didn’t pass inspection. Yesterday - 3 of his bids were accepted - all within a 5 minute span. Size 8, 9 & 11....each pair sold above $3k.

Suspicious, to say the least. If all 3 bids were accepted within a 5 minute span - one might assume it’s the same seller. And if it’s the same seller, how does the same seller come into possession of 3 pairs of the rarest Dunk SB’s released within the past 10+ years? And if it’s the same seller who has 3 pairs of the rarest SBs, why would they choose to get rid of them at the same time? I mean, yeah, I’m speculating, sure, but it’s all a bit too coincidental.

Personally, I’d guess that all 3 pairs are fake. Maybe someone got a line on another ‘perfect’ replica manufacturer and is testing the waters. None of them *should* pass inspection, but we all know how business works. What do you think? Will any of them pass StockX inspection? What do y’all think?